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Pteridophyllum racemosum |
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by
Margaret Glynn |
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Pteridophyllum
racemosum (Papaveraceae)
- if ever anyone wanted
a mini collection, this should
be it as there is only one species.
It is a strange and rare woodland perennial
from the mountains of Japan. The evergreen foliage looks
like a clumping fern until the
10" scapes of white flowers bloom in summer. I
grow two different forms : one prostrate fern-like
leaves appearing well before the flowers; the other
flowering from the centre over still-green old leaves.
Grown here in a trough in full shade
in the company of other dwarf
shade-lovers and it thrives
as this 10 year-old plant can
testify. Acid soil enriched once
a year with Vitax Q4
in a top dressing. |
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